🏆 2026 LVO Champs Crowned at Tollymore Festival of Orienteering

🏆 Congratulations to all our newly crowned LVO Club Champions, who conquered Slieve Croob at Saturday’s Northern Ireland Colour Series. Our winners were: M10 Arthur PerrinW10 Charlotte KerrM12 Dylan KennedyM14 Aran PowerW14 Chloé CampbellM16 Ewan EwartM18 James EwartW20 Emma GrahamM21 Moire O’SullivanW21 Áine ColwellM35 George KnightW35 Olivia BaxterM40 Ryan McDonaldM45 Glynn JohnstonW45 Norma ReaM50 Brian JohnstonM55 Joe McClureW55 Carol BlackM60 Mark PruzinaW60 Heather CairnsW70 Ann SavageM75+ Wilbert HollingerW75+ Barbara Foley-Fisher Some genuinely fantastic prizes were handed out at the evening BBQ during the Tollymore Festival of Orienteering Weekend. But let’s be honest – no award could ever match the satisfaction Read More …

🚨 Entries close tomorrow for WEE8 in Stormont Estate

Entries close TOMORROW (23/06) for WEE8 at Stormont Estate! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-8-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17852 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/F6MDBKthn2

🥰 Entries are now open for WEE8 at Stormont Estate

Entries are now open for WEE8 at Stormont Estate! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-8-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17852 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/F6MDBKthn2

🌹Entries close TOMORROW for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park!

🌹Entries close TOMORROW (Tues 16 Jun) for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-7-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17851 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vw8JnVX63y

LVO Needs You – Be Part of the Mourne 7x7s Team!

On Saturday 8 August, Lagan Valley Orienteers is hosting The Original Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge Walk and Race – our biggest fundraiser of the year. As you may know, the Seven Sevens is no ordinary challenge – it’s an 18-mile trek across all seven Mourne peaks over 700 metres, with over 2,500 metres of climbing. Alongside the walkers, we team up with BARF to host the 7x7s Mountain Race, a highlight of the NI mountain running calendar. It’s a fantastic day out with a buzzing atmosphere, and we’d love you to be part of it. But here’s the reality: we Read More …

🤩 Entries Open for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park

Entries are now open for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-7-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17851 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vw8JnVX63y

🌳WEE6 report from Campbell College

😌 When arriving to set up, the calmness of the Campbell College grounds was very welcome after the craziness on Belfast streets the previous evening. That calmness was short lived, however, when over 100 participants arrived with smiles and welcomes to all, ready for some fast and furious running whilst trying not to get lost around this stunning school venue. 🧭 So what about the courses? Big thanks to our planner, David Wilson, for setting us the challenge – his excellent knowledge made great use of the area and had us exploring every nook and cranny. 💗 Share the love, Read More …

🌿 Inspiring juniors and families to orienteer! 🌿

Thanks to the generous support of the Orienteering Foundation and NI Orienteering Association, we’ve completed an exciting two-year project that funded our Juniors and Families Officer and delivered the Running Wild programme. Read the full report and discover what we’ve achieved over the past two years: 📖 https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/lvo-juniors-and-families-project-report We’re hoping to extend this successful project for another year and build on the momentum we’ve created.

🎯 Entries close TOMORROW for WEE6, Campbell College Belfast

Entries close TOMORROW (Tues 9/06) for WEE6 at Campbell College, Belfast! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-6-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17850 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/RWXybxVRdX

🧭🌲Don’t forget to enter the Tollymore Festival of Orienteering

🧭🌲 Don’t forget to enter for the annual Tollymore Festival of Orienteering, 19–21 June | A full weekend of racing, camping & craic in the stunning Mournes! Get ready for an action-packed weekend featuring: 🔥 Friday 19 June: NI & UK Urban League Race in Dundrum, Co Down ⛰️ Saturday 20 June: NI Colour Series / LVO Club Champs on Slieve Croob, Dromara 🏕️ Festival Camping at Tollymore Forest: Stay Friday & Saturday night and make a weekend of it! £7 adult | £3 child (12 & under) per night 🍔 Saturday Night BBQ: £15 adult | £9 child (12 Read More …